Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Urology
Accession Number
997034379 a-d
Description
Bladder evacuator, consisting of (a) a syringe, which is a hollow glass cylinder with metal sheath covering the distal end; (b) a hollow glass plunger; (c) a hollow, cone-shaped metal piece; and (d) a rectangular styrofoam open container to hold syringe.
Bladder evacuator, consisting of (a) a syringe, which is a hollow glass cylinder with metal sheath covering the distal end; (b) a hollow glass plunger; (c) a hollow, cone-shaped metal piece; and (d) a rectangular styrofoam open container to hold syringe.
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - syringe - Size: Length 14.0 cm x Diameter 4.3 cm
b - plunger - Size: Length 15.5 cm x Diameter 3.3 cm
c- cone - Size: Length 5.2 cm x Diameter 2.0 cm
d - container - Size: Length 21.5 cm x Width 6.4 cm x Depth 5.0 cm
Provenance
Used in the Kingston General Hospital Operating Room
Stainless steel used for surgical instruments from 1920 onwards.
Material
metal: silver
glass: clear
styrofoam: white
Inscriptions
"Cat. No. 188A"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E8-4
Condition Remarks
No stains, no corrosion.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"A.C.M.I. Cystoscopic, Urologic and Allied Diagnostic Instruments and High Frequency Apparatus" by American Cystoscope Makers, Inc., 1962, p. 106 (similar to item #188A)
Research Facts
Used for irrigating and evacuating blood and bloot clots in bladder.